Friday, January 31, 2014

So even though Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Epiphany
have all passed- it is still cold outside sometimes. Now, I know I already made
a post about ideas of what to wear before, but when I was sitting in my
apartment and drinking my Caramel Flan Latte, I realized: when explaining the
rules of a game to someone, one does not tell them what all they can do, but
rather what they shouldn’t do. I mean, seriously- everyone has that memory of
being in elementary school gym class and not always sitting out right away when
it was time to play dodgeball. And what happened? The coach saw! Best case
scenario? You could play it off as being on your way out. Worst case scenario? How
about being branded a ‘cheater’ in front of the class and having that
incorrigible ‘ooooooh’ sound when your classmates know someone’s about to get
it.

Horrible, awkward gym class memories aside- here is an interesting
phenomenon that usually happens every year around when it is just after the
winter holidays and just before spring. A few mornings ago, I was outside
walking to my 8 am class and it was about 40 degrees outside when I checked my
weather app. Needless to say, I was wearing boots, a coat, jeans, and a scarf.
In front of me were two people (not one but TWO!) wearing short shorts, tank
tops, and flip flops. They were complaining about how cold it was and all I
could think of was, “Of course you are going to be cold when you don’t have any
clothes on!”

To avoid looking seasonally confused, I have compiled a list
of What Not to Wear:

-If there’s frost on the car windshield, there’s your sign
that you need a jacket, coat, sweater, whatever warming agent you would like to
warm yourself with. There’s no shame in walking wrapped up in a blanket either.

-Want to wear something bold and daring? Go for it. Wait! My
neck is exposed! What if a winter loving vampire attacks me! That is okay. Wear
a scarf and foil their attack. What scarves are also good for is keeping your
neck warm and toasty. Don’t like having the ends dangling in the breeze? Wear
an infinity scarf like a necklace. There are some really cool tricks on
Pinterest on ways to tie them up too!

-Please, on behalf of all humanity, wear something to cover
the lower half of your body. Jeans are a beautiful invention and they come in a
wide variety of styles and shades. Yes, I know- tights are a “thing” and so are
“meggings” (can we all just join together in a collective shudder of revulsion here?) But honestly if you want warmth, coverage, and durability (how often do
jeans snag?)- jeans are the way to go?

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